Flood in San Mateo County, California

Flood December 31, 2005 · San Mateo County, California

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Widespread flooding occurred in the county, due to small streams over-flowing and poor drainage problems. The bulk of the damage occurred in East Palo Alto, San Mateo, Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, San Bruno, South San Francisco and Pacifica. Around 2 to 3 inches of rain fell on the area in a 24 hour period. The flooding continued into the first few days of January 2006.

Began near Countywide (37.4667, -122.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5482519. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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